2022 in South Korea
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The following lists events in the year 2022 in South Korea.
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Outgoing President of South Korea | Moon Jae-in | Until May 10, 2022 |
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President of South Korea | Yoon Suk-yeol | Since May 10, 2022 |
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Outgoing Prime Minister of South Korea | Kim Boo-kyum | Until May 12, 2022 |
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Outgoing Prime Minister of South Korea | Choo Kyung-ho | Acting until May 20, 2022 |
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Prime Minister of South Korea | Han Duck-soo | Since May 21, 2022 |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea | Kim Myeong-soo | Since September 25, 2017 |
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President of the Constitutional Court of Korea | Yoo Nam-seok | Since September 21, 2018 |
Events
- 11 January – In an apartment which was in construction in Gwangju, the outer wall collapsed, trapping 6 workers,[1] later one was found dead.[2]
- 9 March – 2022 South Korean presidential election: Yoon Suk-yeol is narrowly elected as president.[3]
- 10 May – Yoon Suk-yeol is inaugurated, becoming the 13th president of South Korea.
- 1 June – 2022 South Korean local and by-elections. President Yoon's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.[4][5][6][7]
- 9 June – Daegu office fire[8]
- 8 August – 2022 South Korean floods
- 29 October – Seoul Halloween crowd crush: at least 156 people are killed and 172 people are injured after a large crowd of people are crushed in a narrow street.[9]
Holidays
As per in the [Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended], the following days are declared holidays in South Korea:[10]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 1 February to 3 February – Korean New Year
- 1 March – March 1st Movement Day
- 5 May – Children's Day South Korea
- 8 May – Buddha's Birthday
- 6 June – Memorial Day
- 15 August – National Liberation Day
- 9 September to 11 September – Chuseok
- 3 October – National Foundation Day
- 9 October – Hangul Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
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